My Sword Takes You to (Dramatic Pause) Funkytown

“I want to taste that sweet little mouth of yours,” he says, but he’s not done. He’s just using a dramatic pause to build…

— Charlotte Stein

“In case you're wondering, Old York looks absolutely nothing like New York. It looks older. Magnus Chase, master of description. You're welcome.”

— Rick Riordan

“So can I ask…?” I waved my hands vaguely. I didn’t have the words. “How it does work?” She smirked. “As long as you…

— Rick Riordan

“Pretty didn't do it justice. I felt like we'd sailed into a world meant for much larger beings, a place where gods and monsters…

— Rick Riordan

“Jack," I said, "why don't you go check on Sam?" Maybe you can advise her on getting through those doors. OR you could sing…

— Rick Riordan

“Standing on the yarndarm of the USS Constitution , looking down at Boston Harbor two hundred feet below, I wished I had the natural…

— Rick Riordan

“From the hood of his car, he hefted a large green insulated pack - the kind Fadlan's Falafel used for deliveries. "This is for…

— Rick Riordan

“I love you," Amir told her. Samirah stumbled backwards like she'd been hit in the face with a giant eagle egg. Alex propped her…

— Rick Riordan

“Somewhere off to my left, a little voice chirped: The redhead is smart. We can help. In a nearby tree sat a murder of…

— Rick Riordan

“But I suppose if you're friends of Magnus's ..." He went completely still. His runes faded. Then he leaped out of my hand and…

— Rick Riordan

“Those movies... ridiculously inaccurate. The real gods of Asgard — Thor, Loki, Odin, and the rest — are much more powerful, much more terrifying…

— Rick Riordan

“Suttung howled. His axe slipped from his hands, the heavy blade impaling itself in the skull of its owner. And that, kids, is why…

— Rick Riordan

“Blitz and Hearth were almost at the shore when Alex stopped abruptly. I didn't have any energy left either, but I thought I should…

— Rick Riordan

“Frey winced. "Hello, Sumarbrander. I didn't mean to ignore you." "Yeah, yeah. Well, Magnus here is going to get Bragi to write an epic…

— Rick Riordan

“That awkward moment when you jump out a window because your friend jumped out a window, then you remember that your other friend can…

— Rick Riordan